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CHELSEA midfielder Cesc Fabregas could be on the verge of a move to AC Milan, with the Serie A giants considering a January bid for the player.

Fabregas, 31, is in the final year of his contact and Chelsea could look to cash in on a player who would be eligible to leave the club on a free transfer next summer.

AC Milan were heavily linked to the playmaker throughout the summer, but no agreement was reached.

With Fabregas’ minutes on the pitch being reduced under new boss Maurizio Sarri, the player is expected to seek a move away from Stamford Bridge in January, according to Corriere dello Sport.

Fabregas moved to Stamford Bridge in 2014 and has won two Premier League titles with the Blues, but has now found himself falling down the pecking order behind N'Golo Kante and new summer signings Jorginho and Mateo Kovacic.

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Despite playing 160 matches and scoring 15 goals in the Premier League over five years, the Spanish midfielder is still waiting for his first competitive appearance of the season under Sarri - his only run-out so far came in the 2-0 Community Shield defeat to Manchester City.

Before last week's match against Bournemouth, Sarri said it was an “unusual” injury that Fabregas has suffered, but explained he was hopeful the player would return to training soon.

“Cesc is still out,” Sarri said at the pre-match press conference.

Chelsea transfer news: Cesc Fabregas is in the final year of his contract with the Blues (Image: GETTY)

“He is working in water. We hope that next week he will be able to work on the pitch.

“I am sure the injury is not serious, but he has pain in the knee.

“The pain is still there so for him it is impossible to run on the pitch, only in water.”

If Fabregas moves to AC Milan it would be the first time he has played in Serie A, having previously played in the Premier League with Arsenal and Chelsea and La Liga with Barcelona.

Chelsea have already conducted business with the Italian outfit this season after agreeing a deal for Tiemoue Bakayoko on a season-long loan, with the option to make it permanent move for a fee in the region of £35m.

Milan’s sporting director Leonardo Araujo will hope to use the good working relations between the clubs to land the signature of Fabregas when the next transfer window opens in January.